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Border wall project in southern Arizona raises environmental concerns
Arizona’s Family
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June 21, 2025
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — A new stretch of border wall is set to be built in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, with 27 miles planned through a remote and ecologically sensitive region. The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Fisher Sand...
Meet 5 Collectors Championing Queer Artists of the Past and Present
Cultured
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Through our weekly Collector Questionnaires, CULTURED offers readers a peek inside the homes and minds of the art-world's most discerning patrons. This month, we're revisiting four of our conversations with collectors championing LGBTQ+ artists...
GOP-led states restrict ballot initiative access as Wisconsin remains one of few with no public option
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 5, 2025
A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level. And canvassers will have to verify that petition signers have either read the ballot title or had it read aloud to them. In South Dakota, sponsors...
Most expensive restaurant in Louisiana serves luxurious Creole cuisine
The Daily Advertiser - Louisiana
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The U.S. is known for being a melting pot of numerous cultures, and this diversity is prevalent in the country's food scene. Throughout the U.S., you can find classic steakhouses, luxurious seafood restaurants to elegant fusion restaurants that...
Dickinson State University expands agriculture program with new facilities
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 27, 2025
Stephen (Steve) D. Easton, J.D. President | Dickinson State UniversityStephen (Steve) D. Easton, J.D. President | Dickinson State University Big changes are underway for Dickinson State University’s (DSU) agriculture program. Renovations to the...
Art, environment, conservation all part of new AMFA exhibit
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 5, 2025
The Earth and how we have treated it takes center stage in the latest exhibit at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. “The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection” assembles 89 photographs,...
Students in the news, July 5
The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
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July 5, 2025
Charle Wroolie graduates from Iowa State AMES, Iowa — Sierra Charle Wroolie, of Akeley, recently graduated from Iowa State University in Aimes, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in Architecture, summa cum laude. Jaeger receives Bison...
Burrows to retire after 24 years with SDSU Extension
DGR News
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Rhoda Burrows, professor and South Dakota State University Extension Horticulture Specialist, is retiring after 24 years with the organization. Her many contributions over the years have included supporting local foods, the Master Gardener’s...
Melodies in your voice
Valley Courier - Colorado
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By NELDA CURTISS I'm thankful because of you. Life is spacious when I look into your Pangaea-like eyes; they are so kind and generous. Your easy Nordic landscapes throw me into simple memories of whispy Northern Lights and rolling western North...
More than 50% of U.S. adults support allowing Christian prayer in public schools
Catholic News Agency
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June 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 / 15:52 pm A new survey has found the majority of adults in the U.S. support allowing Christian prayer in public schools, shedding light on how Americans approach the ongoing debate surrounding religious...
Letter: Exceptional Americans, but not 'American Exceptionalism'
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
To the editor, So, President Trump has renamed various military bases once or twice again after confederate generals. How enlightening. After traitors who took up arms against the country they had once sworn allegiance to and for what? States'...
Independence Day, Ranked-Choice Wins and Jacinda Ardern: This Week in Women’s Representation
Ms. Magazine
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July 3, 2025
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
Here's how freedom factors into the modern conservative movement
Shelby Star - North Carolina
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The author, a self-described conservative, discusses the origins and tenets of modern American conservatism, now often called Freedom Conservatism. Freedom Conservatism draws from traditionalism and classical liberalism, emphasizing ordered...
2025 Bush Foundation Fellowship recognizes Leech Lake Nation's Megan Treuer
The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
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July 5, 2025
ESKO — Leech Lake Band member Megan Treuer is in good company given the recent announcement that she would join 28 other community leaders as part of the 2025 Bush Foundation Fellowship. Awarded to those with a track record of leading change and...
White Shield’s early celebration filled with fun
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Karen LoneFight A young girl splashes water as she slips down on a slide set up along with a bouncy house to entertain youngsters at the July 1 White Shield Fourth of July celebration. Karen LoneFight Contestants take part in a watermelon eating...
Penny Schwinn Advances for Full Senate Approval for Ed. Dept.'s No. 2 Job
Education Week
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June 27, 2025
The nominations of two top U.S. Department of Education officials are headed to the U.S. Senate floor for final approval, after the education committee this week greenlit President Donald Trump’s picks for agency leadership. Lawmakers on the...
State awards funds for opioid programs
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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BISMARCK – Local agencies are among recipients of the latest round of Opioid Settlement Fund grants announced by the North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday. These awards support efforts across North Dakota to prevent opioid misuse,...
Remembering the Wells County Free Fair in the 1950’s and 60’s
Devils Lake Journal - North Dakota
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There’s something special about a North Dakota summer especially if you’re young farm boys growing up in Wells County in the 1950’s and 60’s. Besides helping with the farm work there was also gopher hunting and horseback riding. So much to do, so...
FFA awards, new state officer team announced at ND FFA State Convention
Farm & Ranch Guide - North Dakota
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The North Dakota FFA State Convention brought smiles to many faces in Fargo, N.D., the first week of June, including those of the newly-elected state officers, which includes Cole Anderson of Rugby, president; Makayla Kraft of Minot, vice...
'It’s bigger than a game': Shrine Bowl players see the big picture on Patient Ambassador Day
InForum - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
MAYVILLE, N.D. — As seniors across North Dakota and western Minnesota gear up for one final high school football game this Saturday, they had the opportunity on Thursday to take the pads off and view the bigger picture. While the North Dakota...